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also monolog
as in speech
a long discourse delivered by a single person
His monologue on the failings of modern society continued long after everyone else had stopped listening.
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Recent Examples of monologue
Gabrielle Monroe told the Arizona Republic that attendance was mandatory during the exercise and that the instructor had discussed undressing as one of multiple ways students could complete the assignment, although the student noted that some students opted to dance or give monologues.
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Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 30 May 2025
Throughout the season, Coop holds forth in voice-over monologues long on faux profundity, mannered phrasings, and lists.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
The play found its voice through the Broadway developmental process, and Metcalf’s imprint is unmistakable in the rhythms of Nora’s whirligig monologues and bracing retorts.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
Their happy news was shared by Kimmel on Tuesday, May 20, during his talk show's opening monologue.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 22 May 2025
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Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 30 May 2025
Throughout the season, Coop holds forth in voice-over monologues long on faux profundity, mannered phrasings, and lists.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
The play found its voice through the Broadway developmental process, and Metcalf’s imprint is unmistakable in the rhythms of Nora’s whirligig monologues and bracing retorts.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
Their happy news was shared by Kimmel on Tuesday, May 20, during his talk show's opening monologue.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monologue
Noun
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In his speech, Hegseth called out China's ambitions in Latin America, specifically attempts to increase influence over the Panama Canal.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2025
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is delivering a speech in Singapore.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2025
Noun
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Full sessions from each day will be available on the Weather & Climate Livestream's channel archives while the event lasts, and shorter clips from individual lectures will be made available after June 1.—
Joanna Thompson,
Space.com,
30 May 2025
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Free lectures The Learning is for Everyone, aka LIFE, group at MiraCosta College holds free lectures June 6.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2025
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Trump then launched into a lengthy soliloquy about how the law had been weaponized against him and the role of law firms in that unfair treatment.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2025
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Even Izzard’s brief epilogue, charmingly dedicating the performance to a fellow thespian, crackles with more verve than the most famous of soliloquies.—
Karen D'Souza,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
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The volunteers then sat in the basement of Marsh Chapel, at Boston University, and listened to a Good Friday sermon piped in from the pulpit above them.—
Michael Pollan,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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They were required to work late hours, pray late into the evening and to wake up early to worship during church sermons that went on for hours, prosecutors wrote in the indictment.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2025
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“Monologue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monologue. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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